Risa Saltman

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Risa Saltman of RE/MAX Town Country
Realty Presents
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Welcome To Central Florida Orlando, The City
Beautiful!
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Today, real estate and relocation transactions
are more demanding than ever for both individuals
and corporations. Thats why it is important to
choose a company that can meet all of your real
estate needs. Let RE/MAX Town Country Realtys
Relocation Services make your next move faster,
easier and more cost-effective.
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Strength in Relocation Services
Our partnerships connect us with a network of
thousands of offices. This dynamic network keeps
us in touch with local and international real
estate trends.
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Well make you feel right at HOME!
When you move to a new town, things can seem a
little unfamiliar. Thats why it helps to talk to
the professionals at RE/MAX Town Country Realty
first. With local knowledge of cities across
Central Florida we can help you find a new home
and FEEL at home.
We can provide detailed information on everything
from schools and shopping to recreation and local
geography. Let us do the work for you!
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Just The Facts
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Regional Statistics

• 4,012 Sq. Miles
• Population 1.6 million
• 83,127 businesses
• Over 950,000 in workforce
• Median Age 35.1
• New Jobs Created 31,980
• Average Home Price 123,700
• 12,995 Non-Home Based Start-Ups
• Cost of Living 99.1 (lower than natl. ave.)
• Annual Ave. Temp. 72.1 ºF

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Leading Industries
Industry Direct Sales Employees Tourism 20.9
billion 211,000 High Tech 8.8
billion 79,741 Manufacturing 7.9
billion 61,912 International Trade 1.54
billion 27,720 Film/TV Production 1.2
billion 30,000 Agri-Business 1.4
billion 17,540
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Top Business Assets

• Young, well educated workforce
• 2nd fastest growing U.S. employment/population
  market
• One of the worlds fastest growing international
  airports
• State and local incentives for qualified projects
• No state personal income tax
• Reasonable cost of living
• Unbeatable quality of life

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Fascinating Facts

• Weekly, Metro Orlando welcomes 250 new
  businesses, 1,292 new adult residents and 615 new
  jobs.
• Three-story Coca-Cola sign which dominates New
  Yorks Time Square was created here.
• Security system that encases the Hope Diamond was
  developed here.
• Orlando is one of the nations top film and
  television markets.

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• Population Diversity
• White 75.0
• African American 13.9
• Asian 2.70
• American Indian 0.30
• Other 5.20
• Two or more races 2.90
• Hispanic 16.5
• (Hispanic is not considered a race, thus
  delineated separatley)

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One of the nations hottest cities -Expansion
Management magazine
Strongest economy in Florida -POLICOM Corp.
Second fastest growing in employment population
market in the country -Woods Poole
One of the nations top 10 high-tech hot
spots -Entrepreneur magazine
Among three best large metro areas in the south
to live. -Money magazine
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Central Florida

• Our Offices Service
• 1. Orange County
• 2. Seminole County
• 3. Osceola County
• 4. Volusia County
• 5. Lake County

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Our Communities
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Lake Mary
Lake Mary Neighborhoods Alaqua Lakes, Heathrow,
Magnolia Plantation, Timacuan
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Heathrow

• Amenities
• Gated community with 24 hour manned entry and
  roaming security
• Miles of walking/jogging paths
• Heathrow's Sawyer Lake Park
• Lighted volleyball and basketball courts
• Soccer and softball fields
• Playground
• Fishing dock
• Shaded pavilions for cookouts
• Canoe launching area
• Heathrow Country Club and Heathrow Racquet and
  Swim Club
• 18 holes of championship golf
• 11 lighted tennis courts
• Junior Olympic pool
• Dining facilities
• Exclusive Heathrow Cable TV Company
• Adjacent shopping center with upscale grocery
  store
• Adjacent Heathrow International Business Center
• With national corporate headquarters and
  thousands of square feet of premium office space

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Alaqua Lakes
Alaqua Lakes is everything you expect and demand
an outstanding community to be and more.
Whatever your lifestyle requirements, were ready
to accommodate. The quiet neighborhood streets
and sidewalks offer the perfect backdrop for
walking, biking, blading and jogging. If swimming
is your activity of choice, enjoy the
resort-style pool at the community park or simply
relax and enjoy tranquil views of natural
preserves and meticulously manicured golf course
fairways from the comfort of your own luxurious
lanai. For the tennis player, enjoy your favorite
sport day or night on the lighted Har-Tru tennis
courts at the community park. Afterwards, treat
yourself to a tasty lunch or snack at the Legacy
Club Grille. Were always at your service.
Price range from the 400's to over 1 million.
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Windermere
Windermere Neighborhoods Keenes Point,
Isleworth, The Sanctuary at Lake Butler Sound
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The Sanctuary at Lake Butler Sound
A stunning gated sanctuary of 320 acres in
historic Windermere Prices from the 700s and
up.
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IsleWorth
Situated on picturesque Butler Chain of Lakes is
one of Orlandos most exclusive single-family
residential club communities. Featuring a superb
18 hole championship golf course. Priced from the
700s and up.
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Keenes Point
Keenes Pointe, a 930 acre private, single-family
residential community with the prestigious
Windermere address.
Prices from the 400s and up
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East Orlando
East Orlando Neighborhoods Stoneybrook, Avalon
Park, Lake Nona, Waterford Lakes, Eastbrook
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Avalon Park
Priced from the 150s to the 500s
Avalon Park is an environmental community
designed to progress in harmony with nature.
Residential villages are surrounded by natural
preservations, fields and ponds interconnected by
roadways, pedestrian walks and trails that
provide effortless access to the Town Center,
parks, schools, and employment within the
community for all residents.
600 acres of preserved forests and open space
extend throughout the community 250 acres of
man-made ponds for fishing, canoeing and
bird-watching
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Lake Nona
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Stoneybrook
Beautiful gated gold club community in East
Orlando. 24 hour security gate and loads of
community amenities. Priced from the 200s to
400s
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Downtown Orlando
Downtown Neighborhoods Baldwin Park, Lake Eola
Heights, College Park, Colonialtown, Thorton Park
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Baldwin Park
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Winter Park
Winter Park Neighborhoods Windsong, The Vias,
Winter Park Pines
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Windsong
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Oviedo
Oviedo Neighborhoods Live Oak Reserve, Osprey
Lakes, The Sanctuary, Aloma Woods, Carillion,
Kingsbridge
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Live Oak Reserve
Nestled between majestic oaks and the Little Econ
River in Oviedo, Live Oak Reserve offers pristine
and elegant living in an exceptional planned
community. Priced from the 200s to the 500s
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Kissimmee
Kissimmee Neighborhoods Celebration, Poincianna,
Solivita,
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Celebration
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Central Florida LifeStyle
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Life is fun in Central Florida!
No other region in the state can offer the unique
mix of traditional Southern living with the
excitement and opportunity of a major
metropolitan community. From thriving downtown
commercial centers to cobblestone streets lined
with majestic Florida trees, metro Orlando takes
residents through decades of history and miles of
geography all within a few minutes' drive. The
region's residents and leaders are committed to
making Central Florida the premier place to live
and work in the southeastern United States. The
economy is strong, the opportunities are diverse
and the neighbors can't wait to welcome you. Read
on to find out how to make the most of your new
home.
Source MoveToCentralFlorida.com
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Public Schools

• Volusia County
• [phone]
• http//www.volusia.k12.fl.us/
• 38 Elementary Schools
• 12 Middle Schools
• 8 High Schools
• 1 Alternative Schools

• Seminole County
• [phone]
• http//www.scps.k12.fl.us/
• 32 Elementary Schools
• 11 Middle Schools
• 7 High Schools
• 2 Alternative Schools

• Orange County
• [phone]
• http//www.ocps.k12.fl.us/
• 96 Elementary Schools
• 25 Middle Schools
• 13 High Schools
• 4 Alternative Schools

• Lake County
• [phone]
• http//www.lake.k12.fl.us/default.asp
• 19 Elementary Schools
• 9 Middle Schools
• 8 High Schools
• 5 Alternative Schools

• Osceola County
• [phone]
• http//www.osceola.k12.fl.us/
• 14 Elementary Schools
• 6 Middle Schools
• 4 High Schools
• 1 K-12

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Private Schools
Private Schools http//www.floridafamily.com/cent
ralfloridafamily/privateschools/
Central Florida offers a diverse private school
affiliation and includes

• Baptist
• Catholic
• Christian
• Episcopalian
• Jewish
• Lutheran
• Military

• Montessori
• Muslim
• Non-Religious
• Non-Denominational
• Presbyterian
• Seventh Day Adventist
• and Special Needs Programs

• Private Schools
• 157 Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten
• 131 Elementary Schools
• 108 Middle Schools
• 68 High Schools
• 6 Alternative Schools

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Colleges Universities
University Of Central Florida (407)
823-3000 http//www.ucf.edu/ Four year state
university offering both undergraduate and
graduate programs.
Rollins College [phone] http//www.rolli
ns.edu/ Four year non-denominational private
liberal arts college. Rollins is the oldest
college in Central Florida, founded in 1855
Seminole Community College (407)
323-1450 http//www.scc-fl.com/ Two year
public school with courses in Associate of
Science, Associate in Arts, and Vocational
Programs.
Valencia Community College (407)
299-5000 http//www.valencia.cc.fl.us/ Two
year public school with courses in Associate of
Science, Associate in Arts, and Vocational
Programs.

• College Sports
• Florida College Sports Root for your favorite
  Florida team.

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Professional Sports
Central Florida is home to a variety of sporting
activities, perfect for the sports enthusiast!

• Basketball
• The Orlando Magic Hoop it up with Orlandos own
  Magic!
• Baseball
• Orlando Rays Catch a few Rays while enjoying
  Americas favorite past time.
• Arena Football
• Predators Arena football has never been so much
  fun!

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Recreational Sports

• Golf
• Golfers Guide With the combination of over 70
  golf courses to choose from, and the beautiful
  Florida sunshine Central Florida is the golfers
  paradise. Sit back and watch the professionals
  the the
• Nestles Invitational at Bay Hill Club,
• Walt Disney National Golf Team
• Championship at Walt Disney World,
• or the LPGA Florida Ladies Citrus
• Tournament.
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• RDV Sportsplex
• RDV Sportsplex Central Floridas premier
  sporting facility. This state of the art facility
  houses a multitude of activities including
• Tennis with 3 clay, 3 hard courts plus
  wheelchair tennis programs,
• Aquatic center with 3 pools,
• Basketball, volleyball, raquetball, squash
• Ice skating and ice hockey with 1 olympic size
  and 1 professional size rink
• Ballet, exercise/aerobic, boxing, aikido, and
  martial arts classes.
• Also features childrens programs, adult and
  junior league sports, as well as an on site
• sports medicine and family health facility with
  informative wellness classes.

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Water Sports
Central Florida has over 2,000 lakes and
waterways to enjoy your favorite water activity
including boating, fishing, wakeboarding,
swimming, waterskiing, surfing and sailing to
name a few.
With an abundance of waterways in close
proximity, there are many choice spots to fish
from. The variety of both fresh and saltwater
fishing will satisfy any fishers taste from
large mouth bass to schooling red fish. Fishing
licenses can be obtained from most bait and
tackle shops.
No matter where you are in Central Florida, there
is a beach within two hours of driving distance!
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Art and Theatre
Visual Arts

Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of Art, Winter
Park Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park The
Maitland Art Center, Maitland Mount Dora Center
for the Arts, Mount Dora Orlando Museum of Art,
Orlando Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee

Performing Arts
The Orlando Opera, Dr. Philips Center for
Performing Arts, Orlando Southren Ballet Theatre,
Dr. Philips Center for Performing Arts,
Orlando Annie Russell Theatre, at Rollins
College, Winter Park LaNouba, Cirque de Soleil,
Downtown Disney Broadway Series, Bob Carr
Performing Arts Center Mark Two Dinner Theater,
Orlando Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival Theater,
Orlando Icehouse Theatre, MountDora Seminole
Community College Fine Arts Theatre, Sanford
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Events
Numerous events in Central Florida have quickly
become a tradition. Here are just a few things to
look forward to throughout the year...
Spring

• March
• 67th Annual Bach Festival, Orlando
• Kissimmee Bluegrass Festival
• Cypress Gardens Spring Flower Festival
• Winter Park St. Patricks Day Parade
• Bay Hill Invitational, Orlando
• Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

• April
• Mount Dora Festival of Music Literature
• Lake Eola Spring Festival in the Park
• The Maitland Art Fine Crafts Festival
• Epcot International Flower Garden Festival
• International Fringe Festival
• Kissimmee JazzFest

• May-June
• Harry P. Leu Gardens Spring Moon Stroll
• Senior Art Show, Cornell Fine Arts Museum
• Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival
• Citrus Club Wine Quest
• Florida Film Festival, Enzian Theatre
• VIBE Live! Downtown Disney

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Summer

• July
• Florida International Festival
• Red Hot And Boom, Altamonte Springs
• Lake Eola Picnic in the Park
• Kissimmee Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration

• August
• Lakeridge Winery August Stomp
• Fla. Invitational Exhibition, Orlando Museum of
  Art
• UCF Studio Art Faculty Exhibition
• 38th Annual Orchid Show, Cocoa Expo Center

Fall

• September
• Annual Mexican Fiesta, Lake Eola Park
• Shoemania Fund Raiser, Southren Ballet
  Theatre
• Osceola Art Festival, Lakefront Park

• October
• Lake Mary/Heathrow Festival of the Arts
• Cypress Gardens Oktoberfest
• Lake Eola Celebration in the Park
• Melborne Fall Art Festival
• Winter Park Autumn Art Festival
• Maitland Rotary Art Festival
• Mount Dora Craft Dair
• National Car Rental Golf Classic -
• Walt Disney World Resort
• Church Street Station Halloween Street Party

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Winter

• November
• Smooth Jazz Under the Stars, Cranes Roost Park
• Chiliblast, Lake Lily, Maitland
• Festival of the Trees, Orlando Museum of Art
• Longwood Arts Crafts Festival
• Osceola Art Festival
• Chrysanthemum Festival

• December
• Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Casselberry
• First Baptist Church of Orlandos Singing
  Christmas Tree
• Christmas in the Park, Downtown Winter Park
• Kissimmee Holiday Extravaganza, Lakefront Park
• Nutcracker Ball, Winter Park
• Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party
• Epcot Candelight Processional
• The Nutcracker Ballet, Southren Ballet Theatre,
  Orlando
• Osceola Center for the Arts

• January / February
• CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando
• Zora Neale Hurston Festival
• Mount Dora Arts Festival,
• Annual Council of 101 Antiques Show, Orlando
  Museum of Art

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Major Employers
Here are some of the top employers in Central
Florida
Albertsons 602 Courtland St. Orlando, FL
32854 [phone] AAA 1000 AAA
Drive Heathrow, FL 32746 [phone] AT
T 850 Trafalgar Ct. Maitland, FL 32751 (407)
662-5500 BellSouth 500 N.Orange Ave. Orlando, FL
32801 [phone] Darden Restaurant
Group 5900 Lake Elenor Dr. Orlando, FL
32809 [phone]
Davgar Restaurants 601 New York Ave. Winter Park,
FL 32789 [phone] Walt Disney World P.O.
Box 10,000 Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 (407)
824-2222 Eckerd Drugs 8333 Byran Dairy
Rd. Large, FL 34647 [phone] Florida
Hospital 601 E. Rollins St. Orlando, FL
32803 [phone] Goodings 483 Montgomery
Pl. Altamonte Spgs, FL 32714 [phone]
Lockheed Martin Electronics Missiles 5600
S.Sand Lake Rd. Orlando, FL 32855 (407)
356-3807 Lockheed Martin Information
Systems 12506 Lake Underhill Rd. Orlando, FL
32825 [phone] Marriot World Center World
Center Dr. Orlando, FL 32821 (407)
239-4200 Orlando Regional Healthcare
System 1414 S.Kuhl Ave. Orlando, FL 32806 (407)
841-5111 Publix Supermarkets P.O. Box
407 Lakeland, FL 33802 [phone]
Sea World of Florida 7007 Sea World Dr. Orlando,
FL 32821 [phone] Sears Roebuck Co. 3111
E.Colonial Dr. Orlando, FL 32803 (407)
228-6303 Sentinel Communications 633 N.Orange
Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 [phone] Siemens
Stromberg-Carlson 400 Rinehart Rd. Lake Mary, FL
32746 [phone] Siemens/Westinghouse 4400
Alafaya Trail Orlando, FL 32826 [phone]
Sprint United Telephone P.O. Box 5000 Altamonte
Springs, FL 32716 [phone] Suntrust 200 S.
Orange Ave. Orlando, FL 32801 (407)
237-4141 Universal Studios Florida 1000
Universal Studios Plaza Orlando, FL 32819 (407)
363-8000 Wal-Mart 10749 E. Colonial Dr. Orlando,
FL 32803 [phone] Winn Dixie 3015
Coastline Dr. Orlando, FL 32858 [phone]
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Establishing Residency

• Drivers Licenses
• You must apply for a Florida drivers license
  within 30 days of establishing a permanent
  residence. If you turn in a valid license from
  another state you will not be required to retake
  the driving portion of the test. License Offices
• Orlando [phone]
• Winter Park [phone]
• Sanford [phone]
• Kissimmee [phone]
• Leesburg [phone]
• Tavares [phone]

Boat Licenses Upon establishing residency, you
have 90 days to obtain Florida titles for your
boats. Valid registration certificates issued
from other states will be honored for the 90 day
period. Registration can be done at Tag Office as
the county Tax Collectors Office.

• Registering to Vote
• Information can be obtained from the Elections
  Office of each county.
• Orange County [phone]
• Seminole County [phone]
• Lake County [phone]
• Osceola County [phone]

Registering Your Car Vehicle registration and
Florida tags must be in place within 10 days of
your move.
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Web Sites
Just click on or visit the following Websites for
further information
Our Homesite www.centralfloridarealestate.com The
RE/MAX Town Country Realty Site
County Information http//www.orangecountyfl.net/
http//www.co.seminole.fl.us/ http//www.volusia.
org/ http//www.osceola.org/ http//www.lakecounty
fl.com/
Moving http//www.packingkits.com/ Everything
you need to know about moving but were afraid to
ask!
Local Information. http//www.ci.orlando.fl.us/ T
he official guide to Central Florida. http//www.d
igitalcity.com/orlando/ Digital City Orlando
offers guides to dining and entertainment
throughout Central Florida.
Utilities http//www2.scri.net/psc/ Information
on turning on the utilities in your new home.
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Thank you for allowing me to show off my home
town!
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For all your relocation and real estate needs,
please call me. Id love to help.
Risa Saltman, REALTOR RE/MAX Town Country
Realty Each office independenltly owned and
operated Direct 800-699-4901 Office
407-695-2066 Risa_at_risa.net www.risa.net
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For additional information or details on how
RE/MAX Town Country Realty can help you make
your move contact us at
407-695-2066 800-450-3970 www.centralfloridareale
state.com